The Scarlet Knights are the only Big East team that does not sell beer at football games.

The story has collected lots of comments and has led to an interesting and lively debate among users. Some feel the new revenue from alcohol sales and sponsorships would be good for the university, while others don't want to see drunken debauchery taking place any more than it already does from tailgaters partying.

This is a good idea. Use a portion of the additional revenue to add more police details to handle the drunks. The police will like it because that is more money for fellow officers. Just simply have a zero tolerance policy over intoxication and toss out anyone right away that gets unruly. The school will like it because that is more money the Athletic Department generates, and in this time of shrinking budgets the school needs as much money as it can get. The more revenue it generates the less they will need to either raise ticket prices, hike tuition + student fees, and be less dependent on state aid.

This is a great idea. Let's face it, a lot of college students are attending school off of their parent's dime, and could not afford the 8 dollar beer that RU would charge. The experienced tailgaters would bring their own, and maybe have a beer or two in the games. So the big money would be made off of sponsorships and the suckers who think buying 10 of the 8 dollar beers is acceptable. It would help offset education cuts, and eventually make football a self sufficient revenue stream.

As someone whose family was harrassed by drunk fans at several games in the past few years, I think that this idea is truly idiotic. Just what we need is more alcohol induced obscenity and aggression from out of control fans.

This has to be done wisely with a professional concession company. And I'd say no beer after halftime. If it gets too rowdy I'd cancel my season tickets as well. If I wanted that I'd get Jets tickets.

And Dennis DeSanctis says:

I've been to college stadiums where they sell beer, never saw any issues. I wouldn't anticipate any issues at RU, and I personally would enjoy it. It's at least worth a trial run. Most of the "problems" are due to college kids entering the stadium drunk, which has no relation to serving beer to the adults during the game. It's Rutgers football, most patrons are calm anyway...